| Linda | |
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 Linda performing in Berlin in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Svetlana Lvovna Geiman |
| Born | (1975-04-29) 29 April 1975 (age 49) or (1977-04-29) 29 April 1977 (age 47) Kentau, Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels |
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Svetlana Lvovna Geiman (Russian: Светлана Львовна Гейман; born 29 April 1975/1977), known professionally as Linda (Russian: Линда), is a Russian singer and songwriter. Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic, and ethnic music. Since January 2012, she has been married to Greek composer Stefanos Korkolis, but they split up in 2014.
Biography
Svetlana Geiman was born in Kazakh SSR. Father – Lev Isaakovich, mother – Alexandra Vasilyevna. She has elder sister Elena.
She studied at Gnessin State Musical College.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Pesni Tibetskih Lam (Russian: Песни тибетских лам; Songs of Tibetan Lamas) |
| 1996 | Vorona (Russian: Ворона; Crow) |
| 1999 | Platsenta (Russian: Плацента; Placenta) |
| 2001 | Zrenie (Russian: Зрение; Sight) |
| 2004 | AtakA (Russian: АтакА; transcription of Japanese: アタカ) |
| 2006 | AleAda |
| 2008 | Skor-Piony (Russian: Скор-Пионы; Scorpions or Scor-Peonies) |
| 2013 | Lay, Sobaka! (Russian: Лай, @!; Bark, Dog!) |
| 2015 | Karandashi i Spichki (Russian: Карандаши и спички; Pencils and Matches) |
| 2020 | DNK Mira (Russian: ДНК мира; World DNA) |
Remix albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Tantsi Tibetskih Lam (Russian: Танцы тибетских лам; Dances of Tibetan Lamas) |
| 1997 | Vorona. Remix. Remake (Russian: Ворона. Remix. Remake; Crow. Remix. Remake) |
| 2000 | Embrion Right (Russian: Эмбрион Right; Embryo Right) |
| 2000 | Embrion Wrong (Russian: Эмбрион Wrong; Embryo Wrong) |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1999 | Beloe na Belom (Russian: Белое на белом; White on White) |
| 2001 | Linda (Russian: Линда) |
| 2005 | Pochti Bliznetsy (Russian: Почти близнецы; Almost Twins) |
| 2010 | Linda. Luchshie pesni (Russian: Линда. Лучшие песни; Linda. Best Songs) |
Singles
| Year | Title | Formats | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Igra s Ognyom" ("Play with Fire") | Airplay, music video | Non-album single |
| 1994 | "Malo Ognya" ("Not Enough Fire") | Airplay, music video | Pesni Tibetskih Lam |
| 1994 | "Tanets pod Vodoy" ("Dance under Water") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1994 | "Sdelay Tak" ("Do That") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1995 | "Devochki s Ostrymi Zubkami" ("Girls with Sharp Teeth") | Airplay, music video (2 versions) | |
| 1995 | "Krug ot Riki" ("Free-hand Circle") | Airplay, music video | Vorona |
| 1996 | "Severniy Veter" ("The Northern Wind") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1996 | "Vorona" ("Crow") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1996 | "Marikhuana" ("Marijuana") | Airplay, music video | |
| 1999 | "I’m Crow" (promo single) | CD | Non-album single |
| 1999 | "Vzglyad Iznutri" ("A Look From the Inside") | Airplay, music video | Platsenta |
| 1999 | "Otpusti Menya" ("Let Me Go") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2000 | "Iznanka Sveta" ("The Underside of Light") | Airplay, music video | Linda, Embrion Right, Embrion Wrong |
| 2001 | "Dve Ulitki" ("Two Snails") | Airplay | Zreniye |
| 2001 | "Shokolad i Sleza" ("Chocolate and a Tear") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2003 | "Tsepi i Koltsa" ("Chains and Rings") (maxi single) | CD, cassette, airplay, music video (3 versions) | AtakA |
| 2004 | "Begi" ("Run") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2004 | "Agoniya" ("Agony") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2004 | "Tak Krichali Ptitsy" ("Birds Was Screaming It") | Music video (2 versions) | |
| 2005 | "Zvonok" ("Phone Call") | Airplay | Nechotny Voin (Bi-2 side project's album) |
| 2005 | "Tay!" ("Melt Away!") | Airplay, music video | Pochti Bliznetsy |
| 2006 | "Ya Ukradu!" ("I'll Steal You Away!") | Airplay, music video | AleAda |
| 2006 | "Tolkay na Lyubov" ("Push Me to Love") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2006 | "Mechena Ya" ("Marked") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2007 | "Lyubov v Konverte" ("Love in an Envelope") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2007 | "Kanenas Pote" ("Never Nobody") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2008 | "Chyorno-Snezhnaya" ("Snow-Black") | Airplay | Skor-Piony |
| 2008 | "Scor-Piony" ("Scorpions" or "Scor-Peonies") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2008 | "Pyat Minut" ("Five Minutes") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2012 | "Marikhuana" ("Marijuana") (feat. ST) | Music video | Puleneprobivaemy (ST's album) |
| 2012 | "Malo Ognya" ("Not Enough Fire") (feat. Fike & Jambazi) | Airplay, music video | Gde-to... (Fike & Jambazi's album) |
| 2013 | "Daleko" ("Far away") (feat. Nike Borzov) | Airplay, music video | Nechotny Voin 3 (Bi-2 side project's album) |
| 2013 | "Oni Tak" ("They Are So") | Digital download, airplay | Lay, @! |
| 2013 | "Lay, Sobaka!" ("Bark, Dog!") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2013 | "Paranoya" ("Paranoia") | Music video | |
| 2014 | "Poves Menya" ("Hang Me") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2014 | "Dobraya Pesnya" ("Kind Song") (feat. Gleb Samoylov) | Digital download, music video | |
| 2015 | "Idealnaya pogoda chtoby idti k chortu" ("Perfect weather to go to hell") | Digital download, airplay, music video | Karandashi i Spichki |
| 2015 | "Boleyut Vse" ("All People Are Sick") | Airplay, music video | |
| 2016 | "Khochu (Pop-Radio-Mix)" ("I Want (Pop-Radio-Mix)") | Digital download | |
| 2016 | "Kamera Pytok" ("Torture Chamber") | Digital download, airplay | Illuminator (Ilya Kormiltsev's tribute album of various artists) |
| 2017 | "Ospa" ("Smallpox") | Digital download, music video | Non-album singles |
| 2017 | "Novye Lyudi" ("New People") (feat. Coma Soul) | Airplay | |
| 2017 | "Psikhi" ("Crazies") | Digital download | |
| 2019 | "Treshchiny" ("Cracks") | Digital download, airplay, music video | DNK Mira |
| 2019 | "Polozhi Menya Ryadom" ("Let Me Lie Next You") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2020 | "Ty Nravishsya Mne" ("I Like You") | Digital download, airplay, music video | |
| 2020 | "Katatsumuri" ("Snails") (feat. Noize MC) | Digital download, airplay | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "Nedolyubili" ("Not Loved Enough") | Digital download | DNK Mira |
| 2023 | "Kity-Koshki" ("Whale-Cats") | Digital download, music video |
References
- Kushnir, Aleksandr (2007). "Chapter IV. Maxim Fadeev Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine" (in Russian). Headliners. Saint Petersburg: Amfora. ISBN 978-5-367-00585-1
- Слух первый. Линда уже давно умерла от передозировки наркотиков (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- "Певица Линда: «У меня есть семья — та, в которой я родилась. И меня все устраивает. Новую жизнь можно создать и в музыке»" [Singer Linda: "I have a family - the one I was born into. And I am happy with everything. A new life can be created even through music"]. woman.ru (in Russian). Chelyabinsk: Woman.ru [ru]. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- "Линда. Исповедь" [Linda. Confession]. premier.one (in Russian). Moscow: PREMIER [ru]. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Линда – 30 лет на сцене: биография певицы, лучшие песни, личная жизнь". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
External links
- Linda at IMDb
- First non-official website (in Russian)
- Second non-official website (in Russian)
- Linda's translations
- 1970s births
- Kazakhstani emigrants to Russia
- Living people
- Musicians from Moscow
- People from Kentau
- Russian women singer-songwriters
- Russian singer-songwriters
- Russian folk singers
- Russian pop singers
- Russian rock singers
- Russian women pop singers
- Russian women rock singers
- Russian women folk singers
- Universal Music Group artists
- 21st-century Russian women singers
- Jewish women singers
- Jewish rock musicians
- 20th-century Russian Jews
- 21st-century Russian Jews
- 21st-century Russian singers